Welcome
Welcome to the world of orienteering, where adventure meets skill and nature comes alive! Whether you are a seasoned navigator or a curious beginner, our club Lagan Valley Orienteers offers an exciting way to explore the great outdoors. Join us as we embark on thrilling journeys through forests, up mountains, and around parks, all while honing our navigation skills, making friends, running together and having fun. See “I tried orienteering” on YouTube and continue reading here.
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| 29th Mar 26 Sun |
Running Wild - Family Orienteering Fun Mar 26 Tollymore Forest Park |
| 11th Apr 26 Sat |
Club Meet Apr 26 Slievenagore Equestrian Centre |
| 18th Apr 26 Sat |
Spring Scatter / Juniors Fundraiser Belvoir Forest Park |
| 20th Apr 26 Mon |
Newcastle AC Orienteering Taster Session Newcastle – Donard Park |
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| NIOA Junior Squad Training Mar 26 Long Woman’s Grave | n/a training |
| Club Meet Mar 26 Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park | n/a training |
| LVO Spring Cup Castleward | Simp · Win · Route |
| NI Colour Series 1 / Leinster League Hope Castle Lough Muckno | see host’s website |
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News Headlines
- Map Printing and SIEntries Closing Dates
- Contours, Cliffs & Confidence: A Day at Carlingford’s Foxes Rock with NIOA Juniors
- 🌿 Run Wild on Sunday 29 March in Tollymore Forest
- 🏠 🏃Good Luck to LVO at the Irish Sprint Championships this weekend
- 🐦 Irish Orienteering Championships Early Bird Ends Monday
News
Here are the first 100 hundred words of the latest posts to LVO’s news feed. Please note that hyperlinks appear as plain text in these snippets – click the heading to see the full post with working hyperlinks. The news page is here.
- Map Printing and SIEntries Closing Dates - For over 20 years, we have been extremely fortunate to have a club printer, expertly operated by Alan Gartside, producing all maps for our events. This has been a tremendous asset to the club. However, relying on a single printing arrangement has occasionally presented challenges. To ensure greater resilience and continuity for our events, we now need to introduce a reliable back-up plan. Other NIOA clubs, such as FERMO and NWOC, already use external printers (for example, BML) for their event maps. These providers require map files at least 10 days in advance, with final map quantities confirmed by the Monday prior to the event… Read More ...
- Contours, Cliffs & Confidence: A Day at Carlingford’s Foxes Rock with NIOA Juniors - Fantastic day of orienteering training at Foxes Rock, Carlingford with the NIOA juniors! 🧭 A big thank you to Three Rock Orienteering Club (3ROC) for the loan of their map. 14 juniors (and their parents) tackled the contours, cliffs and uncrossable marshes on some seriously challenging terrain 💪— brilliant preparation ahead of the Irish Orienteering Championships in May 🇮🇪🏆 Such an incredible group — many have been orienteering for less than a year and are already taking on TD4 controls. Watch this space 👀 And thanks to Fionne for the photos 📸 Read More ...
- 🌿 Run Wild on Sunday 29 March in Tollymore Forest - Join us at Running Wild, for an unforgettable morning of family orienteering and fun-filled games—sign up now and don’t miss out! • Date: Sunday 29 March • Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am • Location: Tollymore Forest • Cost: £3 per child (FREE for club members) Register today using the link or QR code below: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/sGcT7mLFxv Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/running-wild-mar-26/ Registration closes at midnight on Wednesday 25 March. Perfect for families of all abilities — just bring your enthusiasm and sense of adventure! Read More ...
- 🏠 🏃Good Luck to LVO at the Irish Sprint Championships this weekend - 🧭 Best of luck to all those from LVO travelling down to Limerick this weekend for the Irish Sprint Championships / Urban Orienteering Festival. Hope you have fun too at the Fancy Dress Relay! 👉 Live results can be found here: https://ioc.orienteering.ie/results Read More ...
About Orienteering
Videos: Introduction to Orienteering | Setting the map | Using the Compass | Attack Points | Aiming Off | Large Contour Features | Route Choice | Intricate Contours.
Websites: Learn Orienteering (e.g. map colours, legends, control symbols and much else besides) | O-training.net (a resource for orienteering training).
Read about the different types of orienteering here and you’ll find some tips here.